Observation: Public
Observation Details
Observation Date:
April 4, 2021Submitted:
April 5, 2021Zone or Region:
West NorthActivity:
Skiing/SnowboardingLocation:
Slate MountainTriggered Avalanches
Did you trigger any avalanches?
YesWas it intentional?
NoAvalanche Type:
Wet LooseSize:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
5900'Aspect:
EComments:
Entrance to Stoneman, wet loose of most recent snow slide as we cut into top of stoneman couloir. Small about of wet loose sluff slide as we skied but did not entrain any new snow.Observed Avalanches
Did you observe any avalanches?
YesAvalanche Type:
Size:
Size 1: Relatively harmless to peopleElevation:
5800'Aspect:
NComments:
Small wind slab on N aspect of Cheapskate bowl. Near ridgeline on steep entry rollover small wind slab (25' wide) trigger with ski cut. Ran approx 150' down slope did not entrain any other snow. Seemed to be isolated to surface snow from overnight 4/3 snowfall, ~5"deep. Traverses to lower angle portion of bowl and once lower off ridge found no wind affect.Signs of Unstable Snow
None reported
Observations
Toured Stoneman and around to Slate mountain. Found good riding conditions on truly north aspects with soft 3-4" of snow from 4/3. Snow in the morning led to party sunny skies in the afternoon. Snow was frozen chowder and difficult to ski below 3500'. Stable conditions other than isolated small wind affected pockets near ridgelines and small wet loose activity on any aspect other than north.